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FOREWORD


BY MINISTER OF STATE FOR SPORT & TOURISM PATRICK O’DONOVAN


As the Minister of State responsible for Sport & Tourism, I’m delighted to have the opportunity to provide this foreword for Club Choice Ireland’s 2017 publication, ‘Great Golfing Destinations in the East & South East of Ireland’.


2016 has been a record year for the tourism industry in Ireland. Overseas visitors to Ireland grew to record levels in the first ten months of the year, with almost 8.3 million arrivals. This represents an increase of almost +12%, or nearly 860,000 additional overseas arrivals, when compared to the same period in 2015. Growth was seen from all market areas, but what is particularly pleasing is the continued growth from Great Britain which is up c. +12%, year on year.


While visitors to Ireland come for many different reasons, when asked, a majority tend to mention the unique hospitality they receive as a key factor in their decision to travel here ahead of another destination. This is something that we are very proud of and I’m delighted to hear from Club Choice Ireland that their guests to Ireland are experiencing the same.


Our golf offering on the Island is unrivalled. We are in the very lucky positon to be home to some of the world’s best Links Courses, some outstanding Parkland Resorts and hundreds of top quality stand-alone golf courses. Like Club Choice Ireland, I too believe that the more variety and choice you can offer the visitor, the larger the market you make yourself available to. It is important to offer a variety when it comes to budget, course types and challenge and Club Choice Ireland do just this. With every package being personally tailored to suit the client or group travelling, there is no need to compromise.


Congratulations to Club Choice Ireland on the superb work they are doing in promoting the East & South East of Ireland as a Great Golfing Destination. I would like to wish them continued success and I look forward to seeing you all on the fairways of Ireland in the coming year!


Patrick O’Donovan


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